1. Radical Militant Librarians: Then & Now Rutgers Colloquium September 2006 Jenna Freedman jenna@stealthisemail.com http://radicalreference.info/jenna/rutgers0609

2. who are these dangerous people? ALA Discussion lists/websites library2.0ers Multicultural groups "outsider" librarians PLG Radical Reference SRRT Unaffiliated individuals Union members

3. ALA Not actually so radical, but some divisions and roundtables have their moments –GODORT (Government Documents Round Table)GODORT –OITP (Office for Information Technology Policy)OITP –SRRT (more on that later)SRRT Did score points with the PATRIOT Actscore points Take care of the mainstream stuff, so others can be radical Generational issues

4. discussion lists/websites Anarchist Librarians Librarian Activist Librarians against Bush Library Juice Weapons of Mass Instruction What else? Online communities like tribe.net, the other LJ (LiveJournal), etc.? tribe.netLiveJournal

5. library 2.0 Community Overthrowing the OPAC, rather than the government, or even the vendorOverthrowing the OPAC NexGen

6. multicultural groups American Indian Library Association Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Black Caucus of ALA Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round TableEthnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round TableGay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table REFORMA The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish SpeakingREFORMA

7. "outsider" librarians Alternative Press Center Books to Prisoners and Prison Libraries groupsBooks to PrisonersPrison Libraries Prelinger Library Zine librarians –Bottles on the SillBottles on the Sill –Queer Zine Archive ProjectQueer Zine Archive Project –Zine Archive & Publishing ProjectZine Archive & Publishing Project

8. PLG Journal Statements Student groups –SimmonsSimmons –St. Kate's

9. radical reference online in the street educating local collectives international participation free/open source software –DrupalDrupal –LightningBugLightningBug

10. SRRT Works within ALA Protests against ALA, serves as its conscience Task forces

11. unaffiliated Signs at Santa Cruz PLSigns Bloggers like Jessamyn WestJessamyn West Grinnell library assistant Christine GauntChristine Gaunt Chuck Munson and Infoshop.orgInfoshop.org Sandy Berman ???

12. union members Stands for themselves Stands on issues